Mathieu Darche (born November 26, 1976) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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player who played for several
AHL and
NHL
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clubs. Mathieu is the younger brother of
long snapper
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J. P. Darche. After attending the
New Jersey Devils training camp in January 2013, he was asked to stay with the team but ultimately chose to retire.
Hockey career
Amateur
Darche played hockey at
Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in 1996. He has a commerce degree in marketing and international business from
McGill University
McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ...
. While attending university, Darche played four seasons of
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
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(CIS) hockey, where in his last year, he was named the CIS Outstanding student-athlete and was awarded the
Dr. Randy Gregg Award.
Professional
During the
2004–05 NHL lockout, Darche spent a full season with the
Hershey Bears
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of the AHL.
He played for the
Füchse Duisburg
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of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in 2005–06 and also split four seasons between the
NHL
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and
AHL with the
Columbus Blue Jackets
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,
Nashville Predators
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, and their affiliates. In
2006–07, he played a few games with the
San Jose Sharks
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of the NHL but spent most of the season playing for the team's
AHL affiliate, the
Worcester Sharks
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. In
2007–08, Darche played with the
Tampa Bay Lightning
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.
After starting the
2009–10 season playing for its
AHL affiliate, the
Hamilton Bulldogs
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he was recalled and played his first game as a Canadien on January 20, 2010, versus the
St. Louis Blues
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and scored his first goal for the team on January 22 versus the
New Jersey Devils, which was a
game-winning goal.
Managerial
Darche served as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing in Canada for Delmar International Inc. before becoming the Director of Hockey Operations for the Tampa Bay Lightning on May 6, 2019.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Choate Rosemary Hall alumni
Columbus Blue Jackets players
Füchse Duisburg players
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
Hershey Bears players
Ice hockey people from Montreal
McGill Redmen ice hockey players
Milwaukee Admirals players
Montreal Canadiens players
Nashville Predators players
Norfolk Admirals players
People from Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Portland Pirates players
San Jose Sharks players
Syracuse Crunch players
Tampa Bay Lightning players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Worcester Sharks players
Canadian ice hockey left wingers